Wednesday, October 8, 2014

Cool Arizona Places: Think High Country This Weekend

Right now (Wednesday, October 8th, 2014 at 10AM) the air temperature is just sixty-nine degrees Fahrenheit and that is more than a bit on the very low average for the Phoenix Metro area during the month of October.

This coming weekend (October 11th and 12th) is a different story with the National Weather Service indicating our afternoon highs will be in the nineties.  Depending on what you want to do that maybe a bit high for activities other than swimming and boating.  Oh yes, some die-hard golfers will be out walking on the links even in the 90s.  Those with covered golf Carts may even consider it to be “cool.” Only in Arizona is the nineties considered to be a cool fall day.

The worst news is that this weekend looks to be very humid as well.

With gas prices running at three dollars a gallon this may be a perfect weekend for a road trip into northern Arizona. Start out early and go north on I-17 and join I-40 just outside of Flagstaff and then head east to visit the Meteor Crater. You could choose Winslow or Holbrook for a nice lunch and then on to the Painted Desert – Petrified Forest area to finish out the day.

Meteor Crater is the world’s best preserved meteorite impact site on Earth. Located just minutes from Interstate 40 in Northern Arizona near Winslow, Meteor Crater is the breath-taking result of a collision between an asteroid traveling 26,000 miles per hour and planet Earth approximately 50,000 years ago.

Meteor Crater is nearly one mile across, 2.4 miles in circumference and more than 550 feet deep. It is an international tourist venue with outdoor observation trails, air conditioned indoor viewing, wide screen movie theater, Interactive Discovery Center, unique gift and rock shop, and Astronaut Memorial Park at the Visitor Center located on the crater rim.

The northern part of Arizona will be nearly twenty degrees cooler during the day and in the forties and fifties overnight.  Sweaters and coats will be a welcome addition to your wardrobe.  If you want, pick a spot to stay overnight by backtracking into the Holbrook or Winslow areas.

On Sunday head back to the Valley of the Sun with a stop at Montezuma’s Castle National Monument just outside of Camp Verde.

This area was set aside to commemorate and protect the unique prehistoric settlement along Beaver and Wet Beaver creeks, Montezuma Castle also protects and manages the rich riparian ecosystems that attracted early peoples to the site. Perennial streams and the ecosystems they support are biological “hotspots” within the expansive, semi-arid landscapes of the Sonoran Desert ecoregion. 

If you live in the Valley of the Sun and are looking for fast and fair AC Repair? Aaron’s Mechanical Services wants you to stay comfortable all year round.  Most important we want you to spend the least amount of money possible while you stay comfortable. If your air conditioning system or HVAC unit needs service or replacement please think of us and call at 623-388-4436 and we will come to you and solve your cooling Unit service needs.

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